Reposted by Scott Merms 🏞️Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 153163685513
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I can only assume he likes being trolled if he blocks me when I'm ignoring his stupid shit 030
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Bowie got stripped yesterday #btposse #terriertuesday 3291
Reposted by Scott Merms 🏞️Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I think some Dems might sneak by in a wave year election running these anti-trans ads that abandon an entire section of the population, but they won't be able to outrun it with Democratic voters longterm. The more time goes on, the more likely they are to know a trans person. A permanent duncecap. 261342154
Reposted by Scott Merms 🏞️Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Paywalls are toll roads to a gated community, one that the average American cannot afford to enter in an era of inflated prices and deflated expectations. Democracy relies on an informed citizenry. Pay-to-play democracy is no democracy at all." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/gutting-th...sarahkendzior.substack.comGutting the Fourth EstateThe US media were willing cogs in Trump’s machine. Now he’s tearing it down. 14304121
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Lmao I've been seeing Cait Conley ads for a bit and I've been ignoring because she's running in NY somewhere but a hit ad came on today and halfway through they're like, "she supports radical Medicare for all and the same socialists that brought you Mamdani are backing Conley..." Best pitch ever 000
Reposted by Scott Merms 🏞️Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 28/09/2026Andy Beshear is proof that you can win a red state without abandoning trans people. 111240196
Reposted by Scott Merms 🏞️c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Nature photographer 'pendra100legs' does these amazing macro shots of tiny bugs. This one is delightful (I'll link below to the full thing). It's a globular springtail in genus Sminthurides. These insect-relatives can launch themselves 60 times their height in 1.6 MILLISECONDS. *Voomp*. Gone. 1219250
Reposted by Scott Merms 🏞️Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Um. The William Penn foundation offered bridge funding to keep the academy of natural sciences open for a year, and the people in charge said “no one is helping things by offering Band-Aids”. Jesus Christ. share.inquirer.com/KXxZTjshare.inquirer.comWilliam Penn Foundation offers funding to keep Academy of Natural Sciences museum openA Drexel spokesperson did not say whether the school had declined the offer, but said, “No proposal has been presented that would provide a permanent, sustainable path forward" for the museum. 29493180
Reposted by Scott Merms 🏞️Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If you care about keeping the Academy of Natural Sciences open to the public in Philadelphia, I need you to read and share this thread. Trish Wellenbach was sent from the mayor's office to oversee the Academy of Natural sciences situation. She needs to hear from us. Here comes the action item: 15551486
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Ooh found a little block of charcoal today and not just trace 160
Reposted by Scott Merms 🏞️Tof Eklund @tofeklund.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I'm not worried about "AI superintelligence" I'm worried about Artificial Super Ignorance. I recommend the work of @olivia.science and @irisvanrooij.bsky.social for rigorous debunking of AI hype, but stories like this make it easy to see the folly of trusting "AI." arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/r...arstechnica.comAI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attackBut the military's overall use of AI seems to be accelerating. 0178
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026One of the guys on my work team said in our meeting yesterday that it sounds like we'll have more work in West PA next year so my boss says, "oh I know Scott's gonna be excited about that" 110
Reposted by Scott Merms 🏞️Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 09/09/2026Diesel is $6/gallon, we're in a trade war with Canada, and we're in a real war with Iran and the most pressing issue for Fox News is trans girls playing sports that they've already been banned from. 1549972
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 07/09/2026She's too effective at diffusing. If you blow on her now she gets confused then licks your face 😂 020
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I'm a little surprised I figured this out so quickly, but I happened to be watching a video yesterday that mentioned letting dough rest to develop the gluten; so when I made my gluten free dough last night and baked the cookies this morning, it was like the dough got unmixed a little bit. 110
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Next month: "here's why you should vote for Democrats who aren't trying to raise the minimum wage" 021
Reposted by Scott Merms 🏞️Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Please repost! Drexel announced that it will close the Academy of Natural Sciences public museum- the oldest nat history museum in the US. There are 2 petitions to support the academy. Please sign both & come to our rally Tues. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe... www.change.org/p/the-academ... 9908860
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026*gets in line*youtu.beBoy Toys Lined UpYouTube video by Ghost Stories by Beth - Topic 000
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026@cujorulesdtown9.bsky.social youtu.be/Cq8p0pDKTKA?...youtu.beDreamwake - Memories (Official Music Video)YouTube video by Dreamwake 110
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I have law & order on, season 5 episode 9, and one guy says, "I hear they're thinking about privatizing [Central] Park. Trump thinks he can run it at a profit." 030
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Nice I got just the wrong amount of sleep that I'm hungry for something that is different than the food I have 050
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Has no one told him that he's supposed to buy up all the copies 010
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I just noticed we're drilling the Booba hole, B-008A 021
Reposted by Scott Merms 🏞️jam @socialistboat.dad · 01/09/2026This is the energy I need Democrats to express 02431364
Reposted by Scott Merms 🏞️Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 28/08/2026One of the most subtly insane aspects of the unrelenting car dependency we’ve deliberately built across North America is the incredible reluctance we have to remove the driving privilege, even from those who clearly are a danger to themselves & others, because “people have to drive.” #CarDependency 1014427
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Dropped my laptop off a month ago for probably a new motherboard and they haven't contacted me in a couple weeks so I called and they fucking lost it 010
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026😮youtu.beGod of MisbehaviorYouTube video by Ghost Stories by Beth - Topic 000
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Easy for you to say from the office, asshole. This is only happening because y'all kept ignoring my comments until the last fucking minute. Now it's a good idea. Come do it yourself. 010
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 24/08/2026*last week* "can you get the samples sent out the same day we do the drilling?" If we finish early, sure, if I'm in Brooklyn until 3 and I get home at 5, I'm not sending them out "That's fair" 100
Reposted by Scott Merms 🏞️RN Mahli @rafiamahli.com · 24/08/2026To everyone who calls people who vote against this “one issue voters”: 1. IOF shares training with US police. 2. Ask yourself what other racial group in the US suffers a disproportionate number of police shootings of their children. If you don‘t see the links, you’re blind. 032
Reposted by Scott Merms 🏞️Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 24/08/2026So this is a new one. I just got stopped by security at the courthouse. They wanted proof of citizenship and said "welcome to the country" because "I've never seen anyone who looks like you before." Uhhh Am I living in the freaking Twilight Zone? 931046155
Reposted by Scott Merms 🏞️Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 24/08/2026I know a lot of people who care about climate change follow the man Scott is replying to here. If you’re one of them, please be aware that this man fabricates information, distorts the science, and regularly slanders and attacks me. 3138285
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I'm at my cousin's house for her kid's birthday party and one of the pizzas is called Love Grandma and it's a Grandma pizza with eggplant 🤣 032
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 22/08/2026youtu.be/XDH-vKf5zZc?...youtu.beMajor Moment - Not That Broken | Official Music VideoYouTube video by Major Moment 000
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 22/08/2026My water was supposed to be off until 3 pm for someone doing work and it is still off and it is some bullshit Apparently they haven't given up for the night yet which I thought they had 010
Scott Merms 🏞️ @shmermel.bsky.social · 22/08/2026My water was supposed to be off until 3 pm for someone doing work and it is still off and it is some bullshit 010
Reposted by Scott Merms 🏞️Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/08/2026This is all because JK Rowling is using her vast wealth and influence to engage in lawfare and censor anything that criticizes her. I won't stand for it. bsky.app/profile/esqu... 133101727
Reposted by Scott Merms 🏞️Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I love how this contradicts with the argument for the deportations - that migrants were stealing jobs from everyone else. Now the claim is that the jobs were created by migrants just as they are now gone with them. 551772441
Reposted by Scott Merms 🏞️Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I'm sure the people who were screaming about China's surveillance programs and abuse of personal data will be just as angry about this wait what do you mean they're not 14313
